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Rock Strangers by Arne Quinze, Zeeheldenplein, Ostend

Rock Strangers by Arne Quinze, Zeeheldenplein, Ostend

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Rock Strangers by Arne Quinze, Zeeheldenplein, Ostend

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Location: West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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Katrien

March 3, 2021

Beaufort ROCK STRANGERS Sculpture Park – Arne Quinze (Beaufort 2012)
Arne Quinze developed a sculpture cluster for the city of Ostend called Rock Strangers.
Strange objects that appear in locations where you would least expect them, such as the renovated Zeeheldenplein, the city's hotspot. It looks like they have washed up.
Their bright orange color contrasts sharply with their natural environment and gives them an alienating effect.
His Rock Strangers form a colorful accent in an otherwise fairly neutral, urban environment. With the immense metal installation, Quinze wants to counterbalance the increasingly strong uniformity in urban planning.
He also wants to penetrate the safe cocoon that people build around them in the city. Strange elements appear and contribute to the multi-society.
Location: Zeedijk near Zeeheldenplein, Ostend beaufortbeeldenpark.be

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Wim Vangheluwe

January 26, 2020

During the renovation of the Heroes of the Sea Square, the city of Ostend’s ambitions turned out to be great. This did not just mean renovating the square, but also turning it into a genuine hotspot. A recognizable place where everyone wants to be, a great place to dwell and where everyone can not only enjoy the sea to the utmost, but is also urged to contemplate on both the city as well as himself. The city of Ostend therefore immediately opted for the integration of a permanent monumental work of art in this location. ‘Rock Strangers’, Arne Quinze’s first metal installation, which has a diameter of 100 metres, is part of the official selection for Beaufort04, the Triennial of Contemporary Art at the Belgian coast.

For a lot of people, Ostend functions as a final destination. A city by the sea, at land’s end. Many end up here and never leave again. Strange elements appear and contribute to the ‘multi’- society, which Ostend is turning into. The ‘Rock Strangers’ sculpture embodies these ideas. ‘Rock Strangers’ appear where you would least expect them to. Their characteristic electric orange colour provides a sharp contrast to their natural surroundings and accentuates the alienating effect they evoke. people feel attracted to these ‘Rock Strangers’ because they are curious about what is happening in this place. In addition, they also wonder what they mean in their surroundings. They appear to have been washed up on the Heroes of the Sea Square, directly from the sea. But how did they come to be there? This work of art raises questions. What happens if strange elements suddenly appear in my environment, in my city? How do we react to unusual objects when we are suddenly confronted with them in our everyday life? Who or what is actually the stranger among us: the object or the passer-by? Many answers lie in the openness and freedom that people experience or express during the acceptance of strange elements which they are confronted with.

People tend to build up a safe cocoon around them, which cannot be penetrated by strange elements or the unexpected. It is as if the walls that they have built around themselves still are not sufficient. We seem to be distancing ourselves more and more from other people.
(source: arnequinze.com)

Colin

April 9, 2022

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Rock Strangers by Arne Quinze, Zeeheldenplein, Ostend

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